Chapter 192
Author: Rex Magnus
last update2024-11-27 19:19:57

*****

Still in the middle of the night, within the decaying slum.

Although an hour or so had crawled since the fatty old landlord had made his desperate call to his son, no one dared to stir or even whisper. Not the wary neighbors. Not the battered officer nursing his crushed arm. Not Selene. Not a single soul.

They continued to stare in absolute silence, the tension in the air pressing down like an invisible weight so palpable that some struggled to draw air into their lungs.

However, amidst this smothering atmosphere, Xavier remained calm.

He stood motionless, his arms folded across his chest, and his expression unreadable as he watched the arrogant, mockery, and heartless smirk plastered across the landlord's face as if he had no idea what was going through the other party’s mind.

To be sincere, Xavier wasn’t even going to the old man a moment ago like the obese landlord and everyone else had assumed.

That’s right.

While he greatly despised and loathed the old man’s cruelty
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